Bi7030c Bacterial physiology - practical course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
0/5/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Martin Krsek, CSc., MSc (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Vávrová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand principals of work with bacterial cells and bacteriophages and to understand chosen tasks, to solve various problems they can face in bacterial physiology; to use set of chosen techniques used in physiological laboratories; to work with growth characteristics of bacterial cells and phages, influence of temperature and UV on lysogenic cells and phages; to prepare crude enzymatic preparation and to test its enzymatic activity.
Syllabus
  • Determination of the bacterial proteins and dry-weight. Bacterial growth curve in static culture (using plate counts). One-step growth curve of the polyvalent and virulent staphylopage. Determination of dehydrogenase activity. Preparation of the crude enzymatic preparation (HEP) with phosphatase activity. Determination of phosphatase activity of native cells and HEP. Oxygen consumption (Oxi-Top). Biodegradation. Influence of heavy metals on bacterial growth (Bioscreen).
Literature
  • Schemata pro jednotlivé úlohy poskytne vyučující
  • Horáková, D., Němec, M. (2003) : Laboratorní cvičení z fyziologie bakterií
Teaching methods
Topic of each practical is at first explained and demonstrated to students. Then students are solving the practical task by themselves. The outcome of each practical is written report.
Assessment methods
Active participation at practical course, reports, credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.